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SELECTIONS FOR CHANTING have generally been made from the Scriptures; but there is they should be exclusively so made. generally, and particularly those of a devotional or suppliant character, can be most effectively performed in this manner. Many hymns, which are, on account of irregularity in the accent or in the structure of the stanzas, ill adapted to a common tune, and therefore are either excluded from our hymn books or but seldom used, may be retained and performed in this way with the best effect.

Chanting should be performed, generally, with much less power of voice than is requisite in singing common tunes ; and, perhaps, the best rule which can be adopted is, to use no more exertion than would be necessary in reading the verse to an audience, and, above all, to keep the voice subservient to the general effect produced by the choir or congregation.

MARKS USED IN THESE SELECTIONS:

The dash (—), which marks the places where the breath may be most advantageously taken. The breath should never be drawn except at a pause.

The upright dash (|), which corresponds to the bars of the chant, and marks the portions of the verse to be applied to the measures of the cadences.

The double dash (=), which signifies that a syllable is to be continued through the measure.

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The points ( ), which assign the syllables in a measure to the first or last half of a measure.

NOTE TO MINISTERS.

THE COMPILER.

The number of the

SELECTION, and not that of the Chant, should be given

out from the pulpit.

Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1843, by

GOULD, KENDALL, & LINCOLN,

In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Massachusetts.

No. 1.

DR. CLARKE.

Amen.

1.

PSALM CXXII. 1—4, 6—9.

(1 I WAS glad when they said unto me,

let us go into the house.. of the Lord.

Our feet shall stand within thy | gates,..O Je- | rusalem.

3 Jerusalem is builded as a city that is com- pact.. to-gether 4 Whither the tribes go up, -the tribes of the Lord, unto the testimony of Israel,

to give thanks unto the name.. of the | Lord.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem :

they shall prosper.. that I love thee.

7 Peace be within thy walls,

and prosperity with- | in..thy | palaces.

8 For my brethren and companions' sakes,

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I will now say,

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| Peace..be with- in thee. 9 Because of the house of the Lord our God,— I will seek.. thy | good.

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THUS saith the Lord

unto them that keep..my | Sabbaths,
And choose the things that please me,
and take hold.. of my covenant.

Even unto them will I give, in mine house,
and within my walls, -a place and a name
better than of sons.. and of daughters.
will give them an everlasting name, -
that shall not..be | cut off.

Also the sons of the stranger,

that join themselves to the Lord, to serve him,— and to love the [name.. of the Lord,

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Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, -
and make them joyful in my | house.. of | prayer.

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3.

PSALM CXIX. 97-104.

97 O, How I love thy law!

it is my meditation through | all.. the | day.

98 Thou, through thy commandments,

hast made me wiser than mine enemies;.
for they..are | ev..er | with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers;for thy testimonies are my | med.. i- | tation.

100 I understand more than the ancients,

be- | cause..I keep..thy | precepts.

S101 I have refrained my feet from every evil way,

that I might keep.. thy | word.

102 I have not departed from thy judgments;for thou,..01 Lord,.. hast | taught me.

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103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! Yea, - sweeter than | honey.. to my mouth. 104 Through thy precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate..every | false = | way.

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[See Hymn 680.]

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1 My God, my Father,- while I stray
Far from my home, on | life's..rough | way,
O, teach me from my heart to say,

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Thy | will,.. my God,..be | done."
2 Though dark my path, and sad my lot,
Let me be still, and | mur.. mur | not,
And breathe the prayer divinely taught.
"Thy | will,.. my [ God,..be | done."
3 What though in lonely grief I sigh
For friends beloved no long..er | nigh;
Submissive still would I reply,

"Thy | will,..my | God,.. be | done."

4 If thou shouldst call me to resign
What most I prize, - it | ne'er.. was | mine,
I only yield thee what is thine; -
"Thy | will, .my | God,.. be done."

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O LORD,- the great and dread.. ful | God,
Keeping covenant and mercy to them that love him, -
and to them.. that | keep.. his com- | mandments.

We have sinned, and have committed iniquity,
and have done wickedly, and | have.. re- | belled,
Even by departing from

thy precepts.. and | from.. thy | judgments.

O Lord, righteousness be- longeth.. unto thee; But unto us confusion of face; as at this day, because we have | sinned.. a- | gainst

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Now, therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy
servants, and their | sup..pli- cations;
And cause thy face to shine upon thy

sanctuary that is desolate, | for.. the | Lord's:

For we do not present our supplications
before thee for our = | righteousness,
But for thy.. great | mer-=
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1 THE Lord is my Shepherd ; — I | shall.. not | want. 2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:He leadeth me beside the | still: = waters.

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3 He restoreth my soul;- he leadeth me
in the paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death,

I will fear no evil : for thou art with me,·
thy rod and thy | staff.. they | comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me

in the presence of mine enemies :

thou anointest my head with oil;

my cup.. runneth | over.

(6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

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all the days of my life;

and I shall dwell in the house of the | Lord.. for- | ever.

PSALM CIII. 8-13.

8 THE Lord is merciful and gracious,

slow to anger, and plenteous..in | mercy.

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9 He will not always chide,

neither will he keep his | anger.. for- | ever.

10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins;

nor rewarded us according to our.. in- | iquities:

11 For as the heaven is high above the earth,"

so great is his mercy toward | them.. that | fear him.

12 As far as the east is from the west,

so far hath he removed our trans-gres..sions | from us. 13 Like as a father pitieth his children,.

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so the Lord pitieth | them.. that | fear him.

This chant, and Nos. 5, 9, 19, and 21, are taken, by permission, from L. Mason's "Book of Chants."

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